A free pilot, comrade Pop—returns!
Not for long did Sam Lucius—also known as Semyon Svetozarov—sit on his honestly won throne. His old enemy, the Ancient One, managed to handle his copy and has returned to the human reality, fully absorbed by a thirst for revenge.
And now Sam finds himself in a new reality—one where, not long ago, the war between humans and rational amphibians ended, or, simply put, toads. Another intelligent race, the insects, chose the neutral path.
Starting all over again—pennies in his pocket, the cheapest starship, and… a new universe, where he must survive, make friends, and prepare for the main battle of his life—a fight against the Ancient One.